Misshappen

by Rob Budde

One day in 1897, as the huge carnival big-top swooshed upward, a child came flying out of the folds of the tent and landed softly in the straw on the ground. This is Slip’s story, and skillfully illustrates the curiosity towards the human condition that exists today as it did at the height of the turn-of-the-century freak-show.

200 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

About the author

Rob Budde teaches Creative Writing and Postcolonial Literature at the University of Northern BC and has taught previously at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba. He has published five books (two poetry—Catch as Catch and traffick, two novels—Misshapen and The Dying Poem, and, most recently, short fiction--Flicker). In 2002, Rob facilitated a collection of interviews (In Muddy Water: Conversations with 11 Poets). He has been a finalist for the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer and the McNally-Robinson Manitoba Book of the Year. In 1995, Budde completed a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Calgary. Most recently Budde published a book of poetry titled Finding Ft. George, a collection of poems about Rob’s growing relationship with Prince George and Northern BC. He is currently working on a science fiction novel called The Overcode. Rob lives in Prince George with his partner, Debbie Keahey and four children: Robin, Erin, Quinlan, and Anya. Check out his online literary journal called stonestone (http://stonestone.unbc.ca) and his poetry blog writingwaynorth (http://writingwaynorth.blogspot.com).